Slender-billed Inezia
Inezia tenuirostris
The Slender-billed Inezia (Inezia tenuirostris) is a rare tyrant flycatcher found in 2 countries, weighing about 5 g. The slender-billed inezia, or slender-billed tyrannulet, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers.
About the Slender-billed Inezia
The slender-billed inezia, or slender-billed tyrannulet, is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Colombia and Venezuela.
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How to identify it
The slender-billed inezia is 9 to 9.5 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz). The sexes have the same plumage. Adults have a grayish olive crown. Their face is mostly whitish with a thin white supercilium and a thin white eye-ring. Their back and rump are grayish olive. Their wings are dusky with dull white edges on the inner flight feathers and tips of the wing coverts; the latter show as two wing bars. Their tail is dusky olive with thin white outer edges and tips on the feathers. Voice: The slender-billed inezia's song is "a flat, insipid trill, tleeeeeeee'e'e'e'e'e'e'e'e, thin and slightly descending or attenuated at end". It also makes a "whistled 'teer-'téér-teer-terr-teer' ".
Where it lives
When to see it
The Slender-billed Inezia can be seen all year round, with peak activity in October. It is a resident species across most of its range.
Easily confused with
Quick questions
- How do you identify a Slender-billed Inezia?
- The slender-billed inezia is 9 to 9.5 cm (3.5 to 3.7 in) long and weighs 5 to 6 g (0.18 to 0.21 oz). Full identification notes are on this page.
- How big is a Slender-billed Inezia?
- The Slender-billed Inezia is a tiny sized bird weighing about 5 g.
- Where can you see a Slender-billed Inezia?
- The Slender-billed Inezia occurs in 2 countries, including Colombia and Venezuela.
- What birds look similar to a Slender-billed Inezia?
- The Slender-billed Inezia is most easily confused with the Plain Inezia, the Pale-tipped Inezia and the Amazonian Inezia.
- Is the Slender-billed Inezia endangered?
- The Slender-billed Inezia is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.
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